Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald Reagan

2016-05-15T19:59:39-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/d06/20160515202312003_hd.jpgGene Kopelson talked about Dwight D. Eisenhower’s behind-the-scenes mentoring of Ronald Reagan, and the pivotal role the former president played in Reagan’s political evolution in the 1960s. Mr. Kopelson is the author of Reagan’s 1968 Dress Rehearsal: Ike, RFK, and Reagan’s Emergence as a World Statesman.

Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ronald ReaganGene Kopelson talked about Dwight D. Eisenhower’s behind-the-scenes mentoring of Ronald Reagan, and the pivotal role the former president played in Reagan’s political evolution in the 1960s. Mr. Kopelson is the author of Reagan’s 1968 Dress Rehearsal: Ike, RFK, and Reagan’s Emergence as a World Statesman. close

Panelists assessed the influence of Ronald Reagan’s “A Time for Choosing” speech on the Republican Party and Reagan’s political career. The speech, delivered October 27, 1964, on behalf of Republican presidential…